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    		• French, Daniel Chester,
     
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    		• Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios,
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Manhattan, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor.
    Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver.
    Title: 
    Manhattan, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1916. Relocated 1963.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Colossal.
    Description: 
    A seated woman in a long dress wears a breast plate symbolizing defense. The winged globe on her lap represents dominion and progress. A peacock at her side symbolizes pride. Her right foot rests on a treasure box.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Full length
    Allegory -- Place -- New York City
    Animal -- Bird -- Peacock
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Front entrance, Brooklyn, New York 11238
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Manhattan Bridge, New York, New York 1916-1963.
    Remarks: 
    The total cost of this sculpture and its companion, "Brooklyn" (IAS 77002698), was $18,000.
    Companion to: 77002698.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975.
    Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 143-150.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0044, 1989.
    Monumental News, May 1915, pg. 288.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
    Bronx Times, July 15, 1999, pg. 6.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 210.
    Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 143.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 77002699
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